 | H. M. Melford - English language - 1841 - 466 pages
...kings. (Pope's Essay.) There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and pewer of Waller's wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults , that is , a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree , an objectness and want of courage , an insinuating... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...considered, which gave a great lustro to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight. There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of hie conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1843 - 718 pages
...considered, which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight. There needs no more be said to extol the excellence...cover them, that they were not taken notice of to bis reproach, vis. a narrow9 ness in his nature to the lowest degree ; an ah jectness and want of courage... | |
 | Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon - Great Britain - 1843 - 810 pages
...great lustre to all he j said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight. There needs no more he said to extol the excellence and power of his wit,...that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken no- . tice of to his reproach ; viz. a narrowness in his j nature to the lowest degree; an abjectness,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1843 - 410 pages
...who felt, and who had reason to feel, strong personal dislike towards Waller, speaks of him thus: " There needs no more be said to extol the excellence...of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults—that is, so to cover them that they were not taken notice of to his reproach—namely, a narrowness... | |
 | American literature - 1855 - 602 pages
...Clarendon, who had no kindness for him, — and there was no love lost between them, — declares that the excellence and power of his wit, and pleasantness of his conversation", quite availed to cover a world of very great faults — that these winning qualities preserved his... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1846 - 782 pages
...Clarendon, who felt, and who had reason to feel, strong personal dislike towards Waller, speaks of him thus: ton Macaulay Macaulay — namely, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree — an atjectness and want of courage to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 714 pages
...considered, which gave a great lustre to all he said ; which yet was rather of delight than weight There needs no more be said to extol the excellence...enough, to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, 10 to cover them, that they were not taken notice of to his reproach, vir. a narrowness in his nature... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1846 - 548 pages
...another's will or to any passion, such as fear or superKtition, he и equally said to Ь« abject ; 4 There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of hie (Waller's) wit, than that it was of nmgnitudo enough to cover a world of very groat faults, that... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1850 - 554 pages
...be abject ; ' There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his (Waller's) wit, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults, thai is, a narrowness in his nature to the lowest degree, an abjcctntes and want of courage, an insinuating... | |
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There needs no more be said to extol the excellence and power of his wit. and pleasantness of his conversation, than that it was of magnitude enough to cover a world of very great faults ; that is, so to cover them, that they were not taken notice of... 
